Gate-hinge.



No. 894,036. PATENTED JULY 21. 1908. I

P. McOOLLUM. GATE HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13. l0 7.

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PETER MCCOLLUM, OF FAYETTE, MISSOURI.

GATE-HIN GE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1908 Application filed April 13, 1907. Seria1 No.367,997.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, PETER MOCOLLUM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fayette, in the county of Howard and State of Missouri, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Gate-Hinges, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in hinges designed primarily foruse with gates, and comprehending specifically a hinge structurearranged to permit independent manual elevation of the free end of thegate when desired, and also permitting independent and convenientadjustment of the gate to maintain the same at any desired elevation.

The main object of the present invention is the provision of a hingeincluding a hinge member connected with the gate solely by the weight ofthe latter, the elevation of the free end of the gate being unimpeded,and means being provided by which the gate may be adjustedlongitudinally of the hinge member to maintain the free end of the gateat any desired elevation.

The invention will be described in the following specification,reference being had particularly which Figure 1 is a view in elevationillustrating the application of my improved hinge, Fig. 2 is an enlargedelevation of the preferred form of hinge member, Fig. 3 is a section online 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is an elevation of a modified form of hingemember, Fig. 5 is a plan of the locking ring for the modified hingemember.

Referring particularly to the drawings, my improved hinge is designedprimarily for use with a gate 1, preferably constructed with spaced endstrips 2 to form the respective posts, said posts being connected by1011- gitudinally disposed relatively spaced slats 3.

The hinge of the present invention in the preferred form is designed tosupport the relatively lower edge of the gate, and comprises a hingemember 4 formed at one end with an eye 5 and threaded in advance of theeye for the greater portion of its length, as at 6. For convenience inapplication the hinge member beyond the threaded portion may, ifdesired, be reduced. and of plain formation, as at 7.

The hinge member is provided with a nut 8 for threaded engagement withthe portion to the accompanying drawings, in

6, and is preferably also provided with a washer 9 and looselyencircling the hinge member in advance of the nut.

In the use of this form of hinge member the eye 5 is adapted toremovably engage a pintle 1O projecting vertically from the shank 11formed for engagement with the gate post 12, whereby to permit the usualswinging of the gate. The hinge member projects between the strips 2 ofthe end post of the gate, or may be projected through a suitably formedopening in the event said gate post is of solid construction. The edgeof the post adjacent the pintle 10 will, when the parts are applied,bear against the washer 9, the movement of the latter toward the eyes 5being limited by the nut 8. In this position it will be noted that thegate is freely movable in a direction away from the nut 8, that is thefree end of the gate may be manually elevated in the opening or closingof the latter to permit the gate to avoid any obstruction, the gatereturning to normal position in contact with the washer when released.As the nut 8 is arranged for threaded engagement with the hinge memberit is obvious that it may be adjusted longitudinally of said member andthereby in effect move the gate longitudinally of the member and supportthe relatively free end of the latter at any desired elevation.

In Figs. 4 and 5 is shown a slightly modified arrangement of hingemember in which said member 13 is formed at one end with an eye 14 forcooperation with the pintle of the post 12, and also formed in advanceof said eye and in the relatively upper edge of the hinge member with aseries of depressions or recesses 15. The depressions preferably extendthroughout the length of the hinge member and are equally spaced apart,all as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

In connection with the modified form of hinge member I utilize a lockingring 16 centrally formed with an inverted key-hole opening 17, theoffset recess 18 of which is of a width corresponding to the thicknessof the hinge member so as to permit said offset recess to engage thehinge member in any one of the respective recesses 15.

The use of the modified form will be readily understood from theforegoing description, it being noted that the gate is freely movable inmanual operation to elevate its free end, and that said free end may bemaintained at any desired degree of elevation by causing the lockingring to be engaged withthe particular recess in the hinge member.

In both forms of the invention the gate is held against sagging and isreadily and conveniently adjustable to correct any such disadvantage.

The upper end of the gate post is designed to be connected by anysuitable form of hinge connection, such for example as a hinge member 19having pivotal connection with the pintle 20 projecting from the gatepost, the hinge member extending through jaws 21 and 22 embracing theopposite sides of the gate post. Beyond the inner jaw 22 the hingemember is preferably circular in cross section and threaded at 23 forthe reception of a nut 24 to bear against the surface of the inner jaw.This form of hinge also provides for an adjustable connection with theupper portion of the gate by an obvious operation of the nut 24. i

It is to be particularly noted that both the nut and locking ring arearranged to permit free movement of the gate in one direction withrespect to said parts, and that said ring is adapted to act as anabutment arranged for adjustable connection with the hinge memberagainst which the edge of the gate ost bears to provide the desiredconnection between said gate and hinge.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. The combination with a gate, of a pivotally supported hinge memberarranged to permit independent movement of the gate in a direction awayfrom its pivotal support, and means carried byv and adapted for lookingengagement with the member at predetermined points throughout the lengththereof to provide a bearing surface for the gate.

2. The combination with a gate; of a lower hinge member therefor, saidmember permitting independent movement of the gate in a direction awayfrom the support for said hinge member, and means carried by andadjustably connected with the member for limiting the movement of thegate in the opposite direction.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER MOCOLLUM.

